I understand your frustration, brother... fully. How frustrating can it be to know the two nations we supported the most during the "Arab Spring" revolutions are turning on us over a stupid You Tube video?
I'm wondering, tho... the warships are there. Two of them, in fact, with a contingent of the USMC's finest counter-terrorism troops. What would you have them do?
To the best of my knowledge, the Libyan government had police and armed soldiers trying to stop the violence, but they were overwhelmed by sheer force of numbers. The same with the Egyptian and Yemen embassies. I can't see sending in cruise missiles or dropping sticks of elite US forces to combat mob violence.
I'm wondering why US embassies in the region were caught so unaware, especially on the date this was all happening... 9/11. I would have thought that security would have been at an all-time high in ALL these embassies and consulates... regardless of criticisms over internet movies.
Here's the test I'm going to use...
Obama needs to pull ALL embassy personnel out of the countries in question, and any other that flairs up with similar violent protest, and until order is restored, END ALL AID AND ASSISTANCE to the said countries, beginning with Libya and Egypt. No trade, no money, no economic support, no use of US facilities, ports, banks or institutions. When those ultimately responsible for the deaths are turned over to justice, then we can talk about reinstating what was suspended.
Show us you WANT US support and assistance, and it will be provided. Show us you hate us, or (worse) can't control your own nation's violent tendencies, and learn to survive without anything from us.
Are you listening, Mr. President?
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